Online Directory of Human Services Available to County Residents

Online Directory of Human Services
Available to County Residents

Have you ever wondered what local organizations provide assistance to
the homeless or what organizations accept food donations? Did you know
that many local organizations can help with basic needs such as food,
housing, temporary financial assistance and transportation? Hundreds of
local organizations provide services throughout the county. A directory
of these services is available online in the Human Services Resource
Guide.

The guide, a comprehensive directory of services and public, non-profit
and some for-profit service providers throughout the county, contains
detailed service descriptions, criteria for accessing services and
eligibility, income guidelines, location and contact information for
hundreds of organizations providing human services in Fairfax County. The
Resource Information Management Services group of the Department of
Systems Management for Human Services developed the Human Services
Resource Guide, which is maintained by social workers who research,
classify, catalog and maintain the data.

The guide, containing more than 600 organizations, also provides a depth
of information on each organization that is helpful to prospective
clients and social workers as they seek to understand eligibility
criteria and where services are available. Users can search by service
type or organization name. For example, a search on "homeless"
returns more than 25 organizations, including non-profits and county
agencies that provide services to the homeless.

The Human Services Resource Guide contains a variety of information on
organizations including:

Detailed organization and service descriptions

How to access the service

Eligibility criteria

Information needed to help decide if a service is a good match

Service locations

Hours of Operation

Languages on staff

Income guidelines

How to contact the organization

Staff is available for training presentations to community groups and
associations on how to use the resource guide. To schedule training or
for more information on the guide, call 703-533-5718, TTY 711 (Virginia
Relay Center), or send an e-mail to wwwrim@fairfaxcounty.gov.
Organizations interested in being included in the guide are encouraged to
mail brochures, fact sheets or other materials to Resource Information
Management Services, 6245 Leesburg Pike, #320, Falls Church, Va. 22044.

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